Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan received European Union’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Toivo Klaar. During the meeting FM Mirzoyan presented Armenia’s position on the establishment of regional peace and stability and the peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and in this context reaffirmed the importance…
Reuters. A United Nations commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday (September 16) that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had incited these acts. The 72-page legal analysis cites examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a…
Speaking at the United Nations last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke out about famine, quoting President Biden’s declaration, “If parents cannot feed their children, nothing else matters.” It was unfortunate, but symptomatic of his cynicism, that Blinken ignored the famine underway in Nagorno-Karabakh caused exclusively by Azerbaijan’s illegal blockade, Michael Rubin, an expert at…
Hungary is in a position to communicate with both Armenia and Azerbaijan based on mutual respect, said Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. “After restoring diplomatic ties with Armenia, broke the record of trade, established a direct flight, and welcomed a total of 1,000 children from displaced families to spend their summer holidays in our…
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi held a telephone conversation, the PM’s Office reported. PM Pashinyan shared his impressions and provided information about the latest meeting held in Brussels. The sides exchanged thoughts particularly about the opening of regional communications, the launch of delimitation works of the Armenia-Azerbaijan state…
Reuters/CCTV. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that any country doing business with Iran will pay a tariff rate of 25 percent on any business conducted with the United States. The order is “effective immediately,” Trump announced on Truth Social, adding that it is “final and conclusive.” The statement marks the latest escalation…
The US State Department urges American citizens not to travel to Belarus, and citizens staying in the country to immediately leave its territory. According to the agency, due to Russian military activity along the Ukrainian border, the situation in the region is unstable and unpredictable. Late last week, the State Department urged Americans to immediately…
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). He pointed out the inactivity of the organization during the invasion of the territory of Armenia by the Azerbaijani armed forces, which took place on May 12, 2021. “Last year, these days, Azerbaijani troops invaded Armenia. Armenia applied to the…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took the oath of office for a new presidential term on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend, extending his rule into a third decade, Reuters reports. “I, as president, swear upon my honour and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the…
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump’s ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel, emphasizing that only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution, CBS News reports. “This is not our war,” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said…
There is great potential for trilateral cooperation between Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, which will benefit all parties. In an interview with the Georgian service of Voice of America, Toivo Klaar, Special Representative of the European Union for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, stated. “Georgia has great potential to unite the two neighbors….
The OSCE Chair-in-Office, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta, Ian Borg, will visit Azerbaijan on 14 May. In Baku, Minister Borg will meet with President Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister Ali Asadov, Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and First Deputy Chair of the National Assembly Ali Huseynli, as well as members of…
In the outgoing 2022, the situation with human rights in Azerbaijan has not improved, on the contrary, pressure on political, civil and religious activists has become even tougher, the Center for Monitoring Political Prisoners (CMPZ) reports. The study presents facts of human rights violations from the point of view of the articles of the…
James O’Brien, Assistant Secretary at US State Department for European and Eurasian Affairs referred to his meetings in Azerbaijan. “Had positive and constructive meetings in Baku. As I told President Aliyev, the U.S. welcomes visits by the Central Bank Governor and Energy Minister, and Secretary Blinken looks forward to hosting foreign ministers Bayramov and…
France’s new Prime Minister, François Bayrou, who replaces Michel Barnier, began consultations with representatives of the main political parties at the National Assembly as part of efforts to form a new government, Euronews reports. Bayrou’s first meeting is with far-right National Rally (RN) leaders Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, who criticised his appointment…
A prominent Ukrainian monastery complex in the heart of Kyiv was set on fire following a massive Russian attack overnight into Monday that killed at least four people and wounded more than a dozen in the capital, according to local authorities. Images showed flames billowing from the UNESCO-listed Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, which traces its…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. According to Ukrinform, Zelensky reported this on Telegram. “I spoke with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. We touched base on all key aspects of our diplomatic work, and I’m glad that, in many areas, our views align. I shared updates…
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a phone call with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the relations between Tehran and the IAEA are on the right track, Mehr reports. Amir-Abdollahian in his Thursday night phone conversation with Josep Borrell discussed the nuclear talks to remove sanctions, the Ukraine war, and the…
The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has approved a draft resolution on nuclear safety, security and safeguards in Ukraine by a majority vote, Press service of Ukraine’s Energy Ministry reports. In particular, the document urges Russia to urgently withdraw all unauthorised personnel, including military forces, from the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power…
Freedom House international human rights organization has urged Azerbaijan to allow to provide vital humanitarian assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh that has been under blockade by more than six months. The organization has also called on Azerbaijan to immediately work to ensure freedom of movement by opening the Lachin corridor, guaranteeing unrestricted movement of individuals, vehicles…
Reuters. U.S. President Trump said Wednesday (April 1) other countries should guard the Strait of Hormuz calling on Japan, France, South Korea and China to take up the task. Speaking at an Easter White House event, Trump suggested that other nations should take a more active role in securing the strait. In a…
Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Seyid Abbas Mousavi was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on April 6. A strong protest was expressed to him “in connection with Iran’s provocative activities recently against Azerbaijan”, the press service of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said. Mousavi was informed that four embassy employees are declared persona non grata…
Seven people with links to Britain have been arrested by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over anti-government protests that have snowballed across the country in recent months, according to reports, The Guardian reports. The people arrested, some of whom are dual nationals, were detained while trying to leave Iran, according to Reuters, citing a statement published by…
Reuters. Police detained pro-Palestinian protesters rallying in central Amsterdam on Wednesday (November 13) in defiance of a ban imposed after violence stemming from a football match between Ajax and Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dozens of demonstrators, some with Palestinian flags, chanted “Amsterdam is saying no to genocide” and “Free Palestine.” Police in…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkey could resume normal relations with Israel if Israel stops killing Palestinians and allows people in Gaza to receive basic necessities, answering a question about US President Donald Trump’s call for Ankara to join the Abraham Accords with Israel. Fidan told Nikkei Asia that Turkey and Israel have…
Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan Mazahir Panahov has held a press conference on the preliminary outcomes of the snap presidential election. Panahov disclosed that the results from 6,102 out of 6,537 polling stations (93.35 percent) in 125 constituencies have been submitted to the CEC. He highlighted that the number of valid…
IRNA. After examining the timing of the election process, the heads of branches of power decided June 28 as the time for the election to determine the new president and announced: the registration of candidates will be done on the May 30-June 3, and the election campaign period will be from June 12-27. Article…
Armenia’s Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan referred to the fake news, disseminated by Azerbaijani media on Lachin Corridor. “Having nothing else to do, Azerbaijani media spreads another lie claiming that Armenia and Iran are going to attack the Lachin Corridor, blocked already for 60 days. Azerbaijan must unblock Lachin Corridor as it blocked it for ethnic…
As a result of joint inspections conducted on May 21–27, 2026, at four Armenian fish farming enterprises by the Food Safety Inspectorate of the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor), the import of products from two Armenian companies — MF Export LLC and Invest…
Russia is preparing a letter to Armenia, in which it notes the discrepancies between the norms of its rapprochement with the European Union (EU) and the rules of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk—and in response to a question from TASS. “I am going to…
